“That is why I fundamentally disagree with the suggestion that the CMA’s decision to prevent Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision means the UK is closed for business. Indeed, I was ...
From somewhere that is “closed for business” to “a great place to live” in the space of just a few short weeks, it’s hard to ...
According to a report by Bloomberg, Microsoft could opt to pull Activision games from the UK market as a last resort to the ...
The UK's Chancellor seems displeased with the fact that the British CMA is standing in the way of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt seems to ...
Turning a blind eye to anti-competitive deals wouldn’t improve UK’s reputation ... This is a clear reference to Microsoft president Brad Smith’s claim that the CMA’s decision to block ...
A few weeks ago, the UK CMA sensationally voted to block Microsoft's merger with ... of the sputtering claims from Britain's political classes (of all sides) in the post-Brexit world, Sunak's ...
U.K. CMA, expresses concern over the European Commission approval of the Microsoft-Activision deal. CMA stands by its decision to block the deal, stating it would grant Microsoft significant ...
leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come.” In a full press release, the CMA claimed that Microsoft’s proposals “failed to effectively address the ...
The UK government is very mindful about ... This is a general oversight hearing, scheduled in anticipation of Microsoft’s and Activision’s appeal of the CMA decision. The CMA has been facing ...
A little while ago, the UK regulatory arm for competitions and mergers, known as the CMA, sensationally blocked Microsoft's merger between Xbox and Activision. With Xbox in distant third place in ...
But UK regulator the CMA, which blocked the deal, hits back over European decision on acquisition of Call of Duty maker The EU has approved Microsoft’s $69bn (£55bn) acquisition of the Call of ...
Microsoft and Activision are currently working on an appeal of the CMA decision on their deal, which could take months to work through the UK's bureaucratic process. Even if that appeal fails ...
